Yesterday was a tough day! Alicia had a big cry when she got the news from Dr. Dietz about the fact that the 2nd surgery didn't get all of the cancer. It appears that her right breast is just full of DCIS cancer and a mastectomy is the only option left. Alicia really didn't want to think about this option, but she knew it would be the only option left if the 2nd surgery wasn't successful.
Alicia has an appointment with her oncologist (Dr. Naughton) on Wednesday. He will outline the chemotherapy schedule. Alicia will go ahead and have chemo before the next surgery. This is because chemotherapy drops the white blood cell count so low, if Alicia was recovering from the mastectomy at the time, there is a greater risk of infection.
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